ringing
adjective
[ ˈrɪŋɪŋ ]
• having or emitting a clear resonant sound.
• "a ringing voice"
ringing
noun
• an act or sound of ringing.
• "the ringing of fire alarms"
ring
verb
• surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.
• "the courthouse was ringed with police"
Similar:
circle,
encircle,
circumscribe,
encompass,
loop,
gird,
girdle,
enclose,
surround,
embrace,
form a ring round,
go around,
hem in,
fence in,
confine,
seal off,
• put an aluminium strip round the leg of (a bird) for subsequent identification.
• "only a small proportion of warblers are caught and ringed"
• fraudulently change the identity of (a motor vehicle), typically by changing its registration plate.
• "there may be an organization which has ringed the stolen car to be resold"
• short for ringbark.
Origin:
Old English hring, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ring, German Ring, also to the noun rank1.
ring
verb
• make a clear resonant or vibrating sound.
• "a bell rang loudly"
Similar:
chime,
ring out,
chime out,
toll,
peal,
knell,
sound,
clang,
bong,
clink,
ding,
jingle,
tinkle,
• call by telephone.
• "I rang her this morning"
Similar:
telephone,
phone,
call,
call up,
give someone a ring,
give someone a call,
get someone on the phone,
get on the phone to,
get,
reach,
dial,
make/place a call (to),
ring up,
buzz,
give someone a buzz,
bell,
give someone a bell,
give someone a tinkle,
get on the blower to,
get someone on the horn,
• (of a person's ears) be filled with a continuous buzzing or humming sound, especially as the after-effect of a blow or loud noise.
• "he yelled so loudly that my eardrums rang"
Origin:
Old English hringan, of Germanic origin, perhaps imitative.
